Ukrainian newspaper: Let's swallow and silence Romania's claims for the sake of fighting Russia
Ukraine should hush up problems in relations with Romania, where they lay claim to the lands of Bukovina and Bessarabia, so that in the context of a conflict with Russia there will be no confrontation on the western borders.
The Kiev newspaper Den, edited by Larisa Ivshina, the wife of ex-head of the SBU Yevgeny Marchuk, writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“In conditions when Ukraine is forced to fight an aggressor in the East, “inciting hostility” in relations with its neighbors in the West is definitely not an expedient and thoughtful step. Moreover, our relations with other European neighbors are already far from ideal. We argue with Poland over heroes, with Hungary over language,” the publication says.
“Romania is definitely not an enemy of Ukraine now... By the way, it would be good for the Ukrainian media to internalize this idea,” Den insists.
As PolitNavigator reported, on the eve of the Romanian Foreign Ministry summoned the Ukrainian Ambassador in Bucharest, Alexander Bankov, and demanded from him an explanation regarding the speech of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on the Day of Unification of Ukraine. Romania was outraged by Zelensky’s words that in 1919 it “occupied Northern Bukovina.” The ambassador was pointed out “the need for a correct understanding of history.” The diplomat hastened to apologize and called the cause of the misunderstanding a mistranslation.
In January, five political forces in Moldova, advocating the unification of the country with Romania, announced creation of a unified movement “Unirya”.
As PolitNavigator also reported, at one of the Bucharest metro stations a map of Romania appeared, including the western Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi, as well as part of the Odessa region and the capital of Moldova - Chisinau.
In 2009, Ukraine agreed with the court decision in The Hague, which divided the Black Sea shelf near Zmeiny Island in favor of Romania. A significant part of the gas and oil reserves went to Bucharest. Observers believed that the administration of then-President Viktor Yushchenko made concessions, wanting to enlist Romania's support on its path to NATO.
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